Vance tapped as ‘fraud czar’ as Trump targets blue states over taxpayer theft

2026-04-03T15:11:50-04:00 / Fox News

The announcement was made after Vance revealed his fraud task force busted a $50 million hospice and healthcare fraud scheme in LA

By Peter Pinedo, Fox News

Published April 3, 2026 3:11pm EDT

Amid several monumental Cabinet shakeups, President Donald Trump is signaling his continued confidence in Vice President JD Vance by having him address an “unprecedented” problem in Democratic-run states and declaring him the nation’s “fraud czar.”

Vance announced Thursday his fraud task force busted an alleged $50 million hospice and healthcare fraud scheme in Los Angeles. Following this news, Trump took to Truth Social Friday morning to officially proclaim he was naming Vance fraud czar.

Trump said Vance’s focus would be “EVERYWHERE” but with a special emphasis on Democratic-controlled states.

“Vice President JD Vance is now in charge of ‘FRAUD’ in the United States,” Trump wrote. “We will call him the ‘FRAUD CZAR,’ and his focus will be ‘EVERYWHERE,’ but primarily in those Blue States where CROOKED DEMOCRAT POLITICIANS, like those in California, Illinois, Minnesota (Somalia beware!), Maine, New York, and many others, have had a ‘free for all’ in the unprecedented theft of Taxpayer Money.”

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The president called the fraud problems in the U.S. “massive and pervasive” and suggested the implications for the country are enormous.

Vice President JD Vance and U.S. President Donald Trump attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

As fraud czar, “the job (Vance) will be doing, in conjunction with many great people within the Trump Administration, will be a major factor in how great the future of our Country will be,” Trump wrote.

“The numbers are so large that, if successful, we would literally be able to balance our American Budget.”

He emphasized the work Vance already has done in California, writing, “Raids have already started in L.A.” and concluding, “Good Luck JD!”

The president already had placed Vance in charge of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, which is a government-wide crackdown on fraud in federal benefit programs.

However, Trump’s designation of Vance as fraud czar, an informal title, emphasizes the significance he is placing on the task force and his confidence in Vance to get the job done.

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President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Feb. 24, 2026(Kenny Holston/Pool via Reuters)

Trump first announced he would be putting Vance in charge of the “war on fraud,” and the position was solidified by Trump’s executive order establishing the fraud task force and placing Vance at the helm.

The announcement followed reporting revealing allegations of widespread fraud and abuse in Minnesota largely involving the state’s Somali immigrant community.

Trump’s announcement comes the day after news broke that the president was removing Attorney General Pam Bondi from her role at the Department of Justice, a move that political analyst Jonathan Turley said hit Washington, D.C., like a “thunderclap.”

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Vice President JD Vance during a news conference with President Donald Trump.(Getty Images)

Just weeks before that, the president also removed former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

There are widespread rumors of Trump being displeased with several other high-ranking members of his Cabinet, though he has not publicly said so himself.

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Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and Vance’s office for comment.

Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

Judge denies Justice Department request to revive Federal Reserve subpoenas

2026-04-03 13:20 EDT / CBS News

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Washington — A federal judge on Friday rejected efforts by the Justice Department to revive two subpoenas it served to the Federal Reserve as part of its criminal investigation into Chairman Jerome Powell and the Fed’s building renovations, after the judge had quashed them on the grounds they were pretextual and not based on evidence of a crime.

“The Government’s arguments do not come close to convincing the Court that a different outcome is warranted,” wrote Chief Judge for the District of Columbia James Boasberg.

In January, Powell revealed that the Federal Reserve had received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into him.

The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Powell’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to Powell. The chairman — who has drawn President Trump’s ire for declining to rapidly slash interest rates — said the probe centered on his comments about a years-long renovation project at the Federal Reserve’s office buildings. The investigation has not resulted in any criminal charges.

In sealed proceedings, lawyers for the Federal Reserve asked Boasberg to quash them. Boasberg granted the request and unsealed his decision last month, prompting U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to accuse him of being an “activist judge” whose decision was “untethered to the law.”

The government is both appealing the ruling and filed a separate motion asking Boasberg to reconsider his decision.

US judge upholds block on subpoenas to Fed’s Powell, teeing up likely appeal

2026-04-03T16:54:09.25Z / Reuters

By Andrew Goudsward and Nate Raymond

April 3, 2026 4:54 PM UTC Updated 36 mins ago

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* Judge says prosecutors presented no evidence of fraud
* U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro expected to appeal
* Senator Tillis has vowed to block Kevin Warsh’s nomination while any appeal is pending

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday stood by his prior decision to block subpoenas issued in a criminal ‌investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, setting up a likely appeal that could further delay President Donald Trump’s move to install a more compliant central bank head.

Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C. rejected the Justice Department’s bid to reconsider his earlier ruling, which had effectively halted the criminal ​probe into Powell.

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Boasberg in a March 13 ruling determined that subpoenas to the Fed’s Board of Governors in January were issued ​for the improper purpose of pressuring Powell to accede to Trump’s demands to rapidly lower interest rates or ⁠resign.

The subpoenas, issued by Washington, D.C.’s top federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, a stalwart Trump ally, sought information about cost overruns in ​renovations at the Fed’s headquarters and Powell’s testimony to Congress last year about the project.

Boasberg, in Friday’s ruling, opens new tab, said Pirro’s office had “not come close ​to convincing the Court that a different outcome is warranted,” adding that prosecutors had a “total lack of a good-faith basis to suspect a crime.”

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“The Government’s fundamental problem is that it has presented no evidence whatsoever of fraud,” wrote Boasberg, who was appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama.

A spokesperson for Pirro in ​a statement said her office “will absolutely appeal the judiciary’s interference with our access to the grand jury.”

The Fed declined to comment.

The ​ruling is Powell’s latest victory in his battle with Pirro’s office about the investigation, which he has called a pretext for Trump to gain more ‌influence ⁠over the Fed and monetary policy.

Any appeal by Pirro would be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Justice Department leadership has backed the decision to appeal, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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The appeal could delay confirmation of Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to succeed Powell as Fed chair.

U.S. Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a Republican member of the Senate ​Banking Committee who has criticized the ​probe into Powell, has vowed ⁠to continue blocking Warsh’s nomination while any appeal plays out.

Powell has pledged not to leave the central bank until the probe is over.

Prosecutors have said they are investigating Powell for potential fraud charges and ​false statements to a congressional committee. But a top lawyer in Pirro’s office acknowledged in court ​on March 3 ⁠that prosecutors do not currently know what evidence exists that Powell committed a crime, according to a court transcript.

Pirro’s office faced a high legal bar to convince Boasberg to reverse his earlier decision, having to show that either new evidence emerged or that the judge made a ⁠clear legal ​error.

Justice Department lawyers argued that Boasberg set too high a standard for prosecutors ​to meet at the early stages of an investigation and misinterpreted the timeline of the probe.

Lawyers for the Fed’s Board of Governors argued that Boasberg’s initial ruling ​was backed by “overwhelming evidence.”

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Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration after falling ill at event in March, Supreme Court says

April 3, 2026 / 2:31 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington— Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration after falling ill at an event in Philadelphia on March 20, the court’s public information office said Friday.

“Out of an abundance of caution, he agreed with his security detail’s recommendation to see a physician before the three-hour drive home,” the office said in a statement. “After that examination and the administration of fluids for dehydration, he returned home that night, as previously planned.”

CNN revealed the incident in a report earlier Friday, saying Alito had been taken to the hospital for treatment. Alito was attending a Federalist Society event in Philadelphia, CNN said. The court said he was “thoroughly checked by his own physician” and returned to work as usual.

Alito, 76, has participated in oral arguments at the court in the two weeks since the episode, most recently on Wednesday, when the justices considered President Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.

One of the court’s most conservative members, Alito was appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush in 2006, and is now the third-longest-serving justice currently on the court.

Speculation about his possible retirement has swirled since Mr. Trump returned to office last year, and has ramped up heading into the midterm elections. If Democrats win control of the Senate, filling any vacancy would become extremely difficult once a new Congress convenes in January.

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Cuba releases 2,000 prisoners amid Trump pressure, energy crisis

April 3, 2026 2:15pm EDT / Fox News

Those released include young people, women, older adults and foreign nationals, the Cuban Embassy said

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Cuba’s government released more than 2,000 prisoners as the island faces mounting economic pressure linked to U.S. sanctions and worsening fuel shortages.

The Cuban Embassy in Washington said authorities granted pardons to 2,010 inmates under provisions of the country’s constitution, citing factors such as good behavior, time already served and health conditions.

“This humanitarian and sovereign gesture was based on a careful analysis of the nature of the offenses committed by the inmates, their good conduct while in prison, and the fact that they had served a significant portion of their sentences,” the embassy said in a statement posted on X.

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Inmates celebrate as they walk free from La Lima prison in Havana on April 3, 2026, after Cuba announced it would pardon 2,010 prisoners amid mounting U.S. pressure.(Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images)

Officials said those released include young people, women, older adults, as well as foreign nationals and Cuban citizens who live abroad but were imprisoned on the island.

The government said it excluded prisoners convicted of serious crimes, including murder, sexual assault, violent robbery, drug offenses and corruption of minors, as well as repeat offenders.

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The move marks the second prisoner release this year and comes during Holy Week, which Cuban officials described as a customary period for such actions.

The release comes as Cuba grapples with a deepening economic and energy crisis driven in part by a renewed pressure campaign from the Trump administration aimed at cutting off the island’s access to foreign oil. The restrictions have contributed to widespread fuel shortages, blackouts and growing unrest across the country.

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President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on any country that sends oil to Cuba and has pressured nations such as Mexico to halt shipments as part of a broader effort to squeeze the island’s energy supply.

The U.S. also allowed a tanker to deliver fuel to Cuba earlier this week after months of severe shortages, with the White House framing the move as a humanitarian exception rather than a shift in policy.

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A man embraces a loved one after being released from La Lima prison in Havana on April 3, 2026, as Cuba began freeing more than 2,000 inmates.(Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump has also escalated his rhetoric, recently saying “Cuba’s next” while discussing U.S. actions abroad, though he later sought to downplay the remark.

The deepening crisis has also sparked protests and clashes across the island.

Cuba has been under communist rule since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, and is now led by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who succeeded Raúl Castro in 2018.

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans an April rally to mark his first 100 days in office

Apr 3, 2026, 2:14 PM ET / CNN

By Katherine Koretski

Updated Apr 3, 2026, 2:17 PM ET

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands on stage with his wife, Rama Duwaji, after he was ceremonially sworn in as the city’s 112th mayor at City Hall on January 1, 2026.

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New York—

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will host a rally next week to mark 100 days since his inauguration.

The event will take place at the Knockdown Center, a live music venue in Maspeth, Queens, on Sunday, April 12.

The mayor will deliver a rally-style address at the event, an aide told CNN. Mamdani will reflect on his past three months in office and look ahead to the rest of his administration while being joined by New Yorkers on stage, the aide said.

He plans to touch on what he sees as his accomplishments since taking office in January, including announcing expansions of childcare programs, street safety projects like his “pothole blitz,” and taking landlords to court for rental discrepancies.

The event will also spotlight city firefighters, police, sanitation workers and other municipal workers, as well as elected officials from around the city.

The 34-year-old Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim mayor and one of the youngest in its history, has faced major political tests since taking office. Mamdani has responded to two major snowstorms, including a historic cold snap, and what authorities describe as an ISIS-inspired attack during protests outside of Gracie Mansion, the mayoral residence.

The event could also be an opportunity for Mamdani to push fellow Democrats during a budget battle that has put him at odds with city and state leaders.

Just on Wednesday, he sharply criticized City Council Speaker Julie Menin for a preliminary budget proposal that he said would require major cuts to city services. Mamdani wants to raise taxes on the city’s wealthiest residents to close a budget shortfall, a plan that has faced opposition from some city and state Democrats, notably Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Trump to sign executive order to expand NCAA’s control over college sports

April 3, 2026 / 2:52 PM EDT / CBS News

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as Friday regarding National Collegiate Athletic Association control over collegiate sports, according to a senior White House official.

The president’s order aims to increase the NCAA’s control over college athletes and programs and threatens to review federal government grants and contracts for colleges and universities that don’t comply with NCAA rules.

Name, image and likeness — or NIL — rights granted by a court settlement mean that Division I student-athletes may be directly paid by colleges. The president has railed against the new system, which is costing some schools millions in payments. The $2.8 billion settlement was retroactive, so colleges are on the hook for NIL opportunities denied to student-athletes from 2016-2025.

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“What they’ve done is destroyed college sports and destroying colleges because colleges can’t afford to pay quarterbacks, that never threw a ball before, that a 17 years old, $12 million dollars to play college, because every college is going to bankrupt.,” Trump said in a speech to the Republican congressional campaign arm in March.

The president has also publicly lamented about how the new NIL policies could affect women’s sports and the Olympics, noting that many American Olympians train at U.S. colleges.

At a college sports roundtable in early March, the president also vowed to write a broad executive order to address the issue and expressed hope that it would trigger congressional action.

The Trump administration is still pushing for congressional action to standardize the rules surrounding the name, image, and likeness policy. The SCORE Act – a House of Representatives bill that stalled — would regulate compensation received from NIL and beef up protections for college athletes.

Trump wants $152 million to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz as a secure prison

2026-04-03 3:02 PM ET / CNN

By Tami Luhby

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An American flag flies on a boat leaving Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California, on July 2, 2025.

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President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to cover the first year of costs to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as a secure facility.

The funds, requested as part of the White House’s budget blueprint, would be part of a $1.7 billion proposed boost to the Federal Bureau of Prisons to improve pay and working conditions in hopes of ending a longstanding correctional officer shortage.

The White House released the budget proposal on Friday. It amounts to a funding wish list that is rarely enacted in full by Congress, but it provides insight into an administration’s priorities.

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Now a major historical landmark and destination for roughly 1.2 million tourists annually, the notorious prison closed more than 60 years ago due to its crumbling infrastructure and high maintenance costs. At the time, it would have cost an estimated $3 million to $5 million “just for restoration and maintenance work to keep the prison open,” not including daily operating costs.

Asked for the total cost to restore the facility, the Bureau of Prisons told CNN, “As an agency, we are moving forward, evaluating, and formulating the actions necessary to reopen and operate USP Alcatraz.”

Rebuilding and reopening it as an active facility has been an ongoing interest of the president’s.

Last May, Trump said in a social media post that he was directing “the Bureau of Prisons, together with the Department of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Security, to reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ, to house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.”

“The reopening of ALCATRAZ will serve as a symbol of Law, Order, and JUSTICE,” he posted on Truth Social.

US Bureau of Prisons Director William K. Marshall III said at the time that his agency would “pursue all avenues” to implement the president’s plans for reopening.

Alcatraz, located on an island off the San Francisco coast, operated as a federal penitentiary for nearly 30 years and housed some of the most dangerous criminals in the country, including Al Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly and James “Whitey” Bulger.

It closed in 1963 “because the institution was too expensive to continue operating,” according to the Bureau of Prisons website.

This story has been updated with additional details.

CNN’s Sam Waldenberg and Karina Tsui contributed to this report.

No more casual: State Department imposes first-ever dress code on diplomats

2026-04-03 14:20 EDT / Fox News

The policy update marks the first time the agency has codified expectations for how staff should dress officially

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Published April 3, 2026 2:20pm EDT

FIRST ON FOX:The State Department has added business formal dress code guidance to its internal policy manual for the first time, establishing department-wide standards for employee attire.

The changes, implemented in recent days in the Foreign Affairs Manual — the department’s central repository for policies — mark the first time the agency has formally codified expectations for how diplomats and staff should dress in official settings.

“Representing the United States of America is an honor — and this new policy ensures our diplomats project credibility, respect, and the dignity of the nation we serve,” Assistant Secretary Dylan Johnson told Fox News Digital.

The updated policy applies broadly across the department for both civil service and foreign service employees.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio also reversed Biden-era font usage at the department.(Agencia Press South/Getty)

The move underscores a broader recalibration at the State Department, where Trump administration officials have sought to impose clearer standards around discipline, appearance and adherence to policy.

A State Department official said the change was driven in part by concerns that some diplomats had been dressing “pretty informally” in recent years.

“This should have happened a long time ago,” the official said.

The formal dress code represents a shift away from Biden-era personnel policies that prioritized flexibility and cultural inclusivity, toward a more uniform and prescriptive standard for how U.S. diplomats present themselves.

“Appropriate attire and appearance will depend on the duties performed, the work environment, and the level of interaction with foreign interlocutors and other external stakeholders,” reads the manual, viewed by Fox News Digital. “For staff participating in meetings or other official engagements with foreign interlocutors, dress is Business Formal and personal appearance is polished and professional unless otherwise specified.”

Office lights are illuminated in the U.S. Department of State headquarters building at dusk on July 11, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(J. David Ake/Getty Images)

The dress code update follows other recent changes to how the State Department evaluates and manages its workforce, including revisions to hiring and promotion criteria for Foreign Service officers.

Earlier in 2026, the department replaced diversity, equity and inclusion-related benchmarks with a new core precept focused on “fidelity,” emphasizing adherence to U.S. government policy and chain-of-command authority.

State Department workers carry their belongings as they leave the building in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2025.(Saul Loeb/AFP)

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Under the updated guidance, mid- and senior-level diplomats are expected to demonstrate loyalty by “zealously executing U.S. government policy” and resolving ambiguity in favor of leadership direction, according to internal documents previously reported by Fox News Digital.

Those changes came alongside broader efforts to restructure the department’s workforce, including plans to reduce staffing and consolidate offices, signaling a shift toward more standardized expectations for diplomatic personnel. The addition of a formal dress code marks the latest step in that direction.

23 states sue Trump over new executive order targeting mail voting

April 3, 2026 / 3:57 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — Officials from 23 Democratic states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to block President Trump’s latest executive order that aims to restrict mail voting, arguing the directive unconstitutionally attempts to interfere with states’ administration of elections.

The lawsuit, led by California, was filed with the U.S. district court in Massachusetts. It asserts that neither the Constitution nor any federal law gives the president the power to mandate widespread changes to states’ electoral systems or voting procedures.

The measure, they said, “transgress Plaintiff States’ constitutional power to prescribe the time, place, and manner of federal elections” and seeks to “amend and dictate election law by fiat based on the President’s whims.”

The executive order at the center of the challenge was signed by Mr. Trump on Tuesday, months before the November midterm elections, and lays out new requirements related to mail voting. The directive calls for the Department of Homeland Security to compile “State Citizenship Lists” of U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in federal elections and requires the U.S. Postal Service to send mail or absentee ballots only to voters on each state’s list.

Mr. Trump’s measure also lays out specific requirements for mail ballot envelopes, including requiring them to bear a unique barcode for tracking. States and localities that don’t comply with the executive order are at risk of losing federal funding.

The directive has already been challenged by a coalition of major Democratic groups, which accused Mr. Trump of attempting to rewrite election rules for partisan gain.

In the lawsuit, the states warned that the president’s order “violates bedrock principles of federalism and separation of powers.”

“Each Plaintiff State has duly enacted laws governing voter rolls and mail voting that are, where applicable, consistent with statutory requirements set forth by Congress,” they wrote. “The EO disregards States’ inherent sovereignty and attempts to arrogate to the President the States’ and Congress’s constitutional power to regulate federal elections.”

Mr. Trump has long railed against mail voting, claiming that the method is “cheating” and compromises election integrity. But instances of mail-voting fraud are rare, and there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud.

The president himself has taken advantage of voting by mail, casting a mail ballot in a special election last month for a Florida state House seat. First lady Melania Trump and his son Barron Trump also voted by mail, according to records from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections.

The Constitution’s Elections Clause gives states the power to set the “times, places and manner” of federal elections, and Congress also has the authority to pass election regulations. While Mr. Trump often accuses Democratic states of allowing noncitizens to cast ballots in federal elections, it is a federal crime to do so. Instances of noncitizen voting are rare.

The president’s executive order comes as he has pressured the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require Americans to show proof of citizenship in person to register to vote in federal elections and implement photo ID requirements for voting. The House approved the measure in February, but it’s unlikely to clear the GOP-led Senate, where most legislation requires 60 votes to advance.

Mr. Trump signed another election-related executive order last year, which sought to overhaul U.S. elections and require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, but key provisions have been blocked in court.

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